Henderson County, Illinois

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Henderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 United States census, it has a population of 6,387.[1] Its county seat is Oquawka.[2] Henderson County is part of the Burlington, IA–IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Henderson County was formed in 1841 from a portion of Warren County. It was named for Henderson County, Kentucky, which was named for Richard Henderson,[3] founder of the Transylvania Company, an early attempt to organize what later became Kentucky around 1775.

Geography

According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert". (4.1%) is water.[4]

Climate and weather

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Major highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 6,387. The median age was 50.1 years. 18.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 26.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.3 males age 18 and over.[12]

The racial makeup of the county was 95.4% White, 0.5% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.4% from some other race, and 3.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.8% of the population.[13]

0.5% of residents lived in urban areas, while 99.5% lived in rural areas.[14]

There were 2,834 households in the county, of which 23.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 51.4% were married-couple households, 18.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[12]

There were 3,357 housing units, of which 15.6% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 80.3% were owner-occupied and 19.7% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 11.8%.[12]

Racial and ethnic composition

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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980[15] Pop 1990[16] Pop 2000[17] Pop 2010[18] Pop 2020[19] % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 9,003 7,998 8,041 7,133 6,060 98.78% 98.79% 97.91% 97.30% 94.88%
Black or African American alone (NH) 1 8 21 15 29 0.01% 0.10% 0.26% 0.20% 0.45%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 4 24 7 15 5 0.04% 0.30% 0.09% 0.20% 0.08%
Asian alone (NH) 15 10 8 15 14 0.16% 0.12% 0.10% 0.20% 0.22%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x [20] x [21] 3 5 5 x x 0.04% 0.07% 0.08%
Other race alone (NH) 9 0 0 3 0 0.10% 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x [22] x [23] 61 66 162 x x 0.74% 0.90% 2.54%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 82 56 72 79 112 0.90% 0.69% 0.88% 1.08% 1.75%
Total 9,114 8,096 8,213 7,331 6,387 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 7,331 people, 3,149 households, and 2,127 families residing in the county.[24] The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 3,827 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert"..[4]

The racial makeup of the county was 98.2% white, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.1% Pacific islander, 0.2% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.1% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 24.4% were German, 14.5% were Irish, 11.9% were English, 5.9% were Swedish, and 5.0% were American.[25]

Of the 3,149 households, 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.5% were non-families, and 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.78. The median age was 47.2 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,450 and the median income for a family was $55,154. Males had a median income of $41,052 versus $27,426 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,492. About 7.8% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.[26]

Government and politics

Government

County Board

Office[27] Name Party
  County Board at-large Kim Gullberg Republican
  County Board at-large Bill Knupp Republican
  County Board at-large Kurt McChesney Republican
  County Board at-large Todd Miller Republican
  County Board at-large Janet Stubbs Republican

County Board at-large Dick Bigger Democrat

County Officials

Office[27] Name Party
  Circuit Clerk Sandra Keane Republican
  Coroner John Fedler Republican
  State's Attorney Susan Maxwell-Schneider Republican

Courts

Judicial Court

Office[27] Name Party
  9th Circuit Court Bruce Beal Independent
  9th Circuit Court James Standard Independent
  9th Circuit Court Nigel Graham Republican
  9th Circuit Court Rodney Clark Independent

As part of Yankee-settled Northern Illinois, Henderson County was solidly Whig in its first three elections and then equally Republican from that party's formation until the Great Depression. Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 was the first Democrat to win it, but the county returned to Republican Alf Landon in 1936 and was not won by a Democrat until the GOP nominated the southern-oriented conservative Barry Goldwater in 1964.

After that, like many Yankee counties, it returned to its Republican roots between 1968 and 1984, but turned reliably Democratic in presidential elections from 1988 to 2012. Republican Donald Trump carried the county with over 61 percent of the vote in 2016; the highest percentage won by any Republican candidate since Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956, and for then Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton, it was the lowest by a Democrat since Al Smith in 1928. Republican margins have continued to improve in each subsequent election as rural Illinois shifts sharply to the right and native son Barack Obama is no longer on the ballot, with Trump's 68% in 2024 marking the best Republican result since 1928. The county's new Republican dominance has extended to the local level as well, with Republicans going entirely unchallenged for county office.[27]

Henderson County is located in Illinois's 17th Congressional District and is currently represented by Democrat Eric Sorensen. For the Illinois House of Representatives, the county is located in the 94th district and is currently represented by Republican Randy Frese. The county is located in the 47th district of the Illinois Senate, and is currently represented by Republican Jil Tracy. Along with five other counties,Template:Efn Henderson County makes up Illinois's 9th Judicial Circuit Court.

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Communities

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Townships

Henderson County is divided into eleven townships:

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State and Federal facilities

Education

K-12 school districts include:[29]

There is one secondary school district that extends into the county, Illini West High School District 307, as well as two elementary school districts: Dallas Elementary School District 327 and La Harpe Community School District 347.[30]

See also

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